2012 Redskins Schedule Released Today

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

It seems to me they got a competative edge.

....look at it again,I'll trade with you.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by Giantone

....look at it again,I'll trade with you.

No, it's not about who we play.... although were supposed to play the same teams NFC South and AFC North, it's about the Giants getting their schedule first and being able to start planning prior to anyone else.

That essentially was my point. But... thanks for the reply.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

No, it's not about who we play.... although were supposed to play the same teams NFC South and AFC North, it's about the Giants getting their schedule first and being able to start planning prior to anyone else.

That essentially was my point. But... thanks for the reply.

Maybe a perk of being SB champ?

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Maybe a perk of being SB champ?

Just like I heard the Patriots have the easiest schedule? If true how fair is that? weren't they just in the SB? I thought the SB teams usually got the harder schedules and the weakest teams get the easiest schedules?

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Just like I heard the Patriots have the easiest schedule? If true how fair is that? weren't they just in the SB? I thought the SB teams usually got the harder schedules and the weakest teams get the easiest schedules?

It is based off an algorithm. Aside from the two variable games that change from year to year, you could probably discern who they will be playing for the next 10 years if you wanted to.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Just like I heard the Patriots have the easiest schedule? If true how fair is that? weren't they just in the SB? I thought the SB teams usually got the harder schedules and the weakest teams get the easiest schedules?

The opponents are determined for the next season at the conclusion of the regular season, there isn't any picking and choosing about who to play like in college football. Only the schedule order is determined by the NFL.

16 games total.
6 divisional games.
4 games against out of conference division (for us this would be the AFC North)
4 games against in conference division (this year NFC South)
2 games against 2 in conference teams determined by our order of finish last year (we finished 4th in division last year, so we play the 4th place teams from NFC North & NFC West aka Vikings and Rams)

Which means the total teams we play this year are Cowboys, Eagles, Giants twice, Ravens, Steelers, Bengals, Browns once, Panthers, Saints, Bucs, Falcons once, and Vikings and Rams once. This was determined at the conclusion of last regular season.

[SkinzWin]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Just like I heard the Patriots have the easiest schedule? If true how fair is that? weren't they just in the SB? I thought the SB teams usually got the harder schedules and the weakest teams get the easiest schedules?

It is not up to the NFL. These games are predetermined years in advance. There is a perpetually rotating schedule between division play. Each division plays the other divisions on an 8 year rotating schedule. The match-ups are determined by how they finished in the division the year before.

We are playing the St. Louis Rams this year and the Tampa Bay Bucs because we were last in the division just like them. Everyone thinks the NFL picks how hard the strength of schedule is, but in reality, all but two of the games are already determined based on last years record. The only thing the NFL determines is the order of the games, not which teams play which for the most part.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SkinzWin

It is not up to the NFL. These games are predetermined years in advance. There is a perpetually rotating schedule between division play. Each division plays the other divisions on an 8 year rotating schedule. The match-ups are determined by how they finished in the division the year before.

We are playing the St. Louis Rams this year and the Tampa Bay Bucs because we were last in the division just like them. Everyone thinks the NFL picks how hard the strength of schedule is, but in reality, all but two of the games are already determined based on last years record. The only thing the NFL determines is the order of the games, not which teams play which for the most part.

We play the Rams every year. The Rams finish last every year.

Therefore I will be happy when we no longer play the Rams. It will mean (hopefully) that we are moving up in the world.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Just like I heard the Patriots have the easiest schedule? If true how fair is that? weren't they just in the SB? I thought the SB teams usually got the harder schedules and the weakest teams get the easiest schedules?

Yeah I don't understand how the Patriots always seem to get breaks like that. Their schedule in the latter part of last season was pretty easy. They played Oakland, Buffalo (they lost this one though), San Diego, and Miami in their last four games. Between easy schedules and other teams making ridiculous trades in their favor, is like the entire team wants to keep them as contender (and the thing is that they don't need any of that).